Thank u 4 participating
These are some of 'the best' / 'most alt' costumes in the contest.
Voting will end on Saturday at midnite. RIP. God Bless

Who deserves 2 win? [VOTE NOW]

Every1 loves Vampire Weekend @ Bernie's

I wonder if he will take down Snacks the Cat Girl 2.0

U gotta wonder what it would be like to make luv 2 Lana Del Brains...

Really vibe 2 QT Panda Bear BB...

I wish Win Butler was actually this keut :-(

Alice Glass next 2 a toilet makes me happie, but then makes me wish I could spend time with the real Alice Glass next 2 a toilet

Oh Maru... ur luv boxes! [via cat memes]

The I Am Carles Gorilla seems like a chill bro

Chaz Bundick Alt Bro seems like a real chillwaver!

I'd love to bend over Lana Del Carles and show her who daddie is!

Fake Kirsten Kennis: I'd love to stick my Horchata-Blaster inside of this Contra!

Bradford Cox really knows how 2 make his head glow

God Bless u Phantom of the Meme

I wish Dave Longstreth didn't go so insane in the woods :-( Super worried abt the altbaguettes

U look just like Noah Lennox, bb!

Carles Jr. seems like a chill bro, but wish his parents paid for an overpriced Xtra-Small I Am Carles shirt

Blog Vader seems chill, too

U look just about as half AZN as Karen O, bb!

Major Lazer Don Draper vibes

Oh kewl. Lana Del Rey and one of the Jousteece bros

ThE ULtiMaTe LaMeStReAmEr??

Ryan Schreiber, Creator, CEO & Digital Editor of Pitchfork Magazine

Ariel Pink with man bangs

What a keut neon indian dubstreamer Carles. Let's rave, bb!

Regine! I want to make <3 to both Regine AND mini-Regine

Wish Tyler the Creator was a keut white female, instead of an angry black man

Srsly though... <3 u TylerBB

Cheer up, Win...

RIP David Foster Wallace. "i heard he invented blogging b4 the internet even existed."

Skrillex, is that u, bb? [link]

If I can't be with Victoria LeGrand one day, I'll happily settle for Alt QT Vicki LeGrand. What a QT!

Bleepy Bloop crimewave Carles

Which costume was the best?
Who r u rooting 4?
Who deserves 2 win? [VOTE NOW]

GO: http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/halloween

BREAKING EXXXCLUSIVE HALLOWEEN CONTEST
SEARCHING 4 THE MOST AUTHENTIC HALLOWEEN COSTUME ON THE INTERNET
A COSTUME THAT IS CAPTURED IN .JPG AT A RELEVANT PARTIE
AND LASTS 4EVER ON THE INTERNET
FOR THE ENTIRE BLOGOSPHERE 2 ENJOY/VIRAL/SHARE/MEME/TWEET

Let's make Halloween Last 4evr...

RULES / PROCESS

1. U can submit your entry here http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/node/add/halloween.
2. U can only vote once per hour. We have our technical team working on this feature.
3. U can vote for as many contestants are you want.
4. Your costume must be authentic.
5. Your pictures must be highly bloggable.
6. You may not purchase takeover advertising on Pitchfork.com to promote your campaign.
7. There will be no ties. There must be a winner.
8. Voting will close at midnight next Saturday (11-5-2010).
9. The winner will be announced on Sunday (11-6-2010). The winner will be determined by the number of positive votes in order to avoid last year's 'negative voting' 'fiasco' even though I thought it was funnie.
10. There will be prizes for the Top 10 contestants.
11. It should be ur own picture/urself/nothing that gets this blog sued for $1million blog dollars. By submitting a picture u 'acknowledge' that it is ur 'property' or something like that.

PRIZES

ENTRY LEVEL PRIZE

Each of the Top 10 contestants will have their picture and narrative featured on Alt Report during the week after the contest ends. Carles will also be willing to write you a recommendation letter to the graduate school of ur choice. He is also willing to write a letter to ur parents 'explaining u' as a person/human.

CHILL PRIZES

The Top 5 Costume designers/bros/QTs will receive the opportunity to negotiate for the following gimmick of their choice:

• a chance to 'guest post' on HIPSTER RUNOFF if u 'pitch' a relevant 'piece'
• Be memorialized forever in the Museum of Modern Alt
• Skype date with @TheMainstreamer
• a chance to curate the Alt Report for a day
• a 30 minute phone call with Carles
• the chance to deliver a 5 minute pitch to Carles about a small business opportunity
• an 'exclusive' first run edition of the next I AM CARLES tshirt / merch gimmick
• Employment Opportunities with HIPSTER RUNOFF
• a gift card to a franchise restaurant of a nominal value
• take over @hipsterrunoff on twitter for a day
• A chance to be worked into the logo/header image of HIPSTER RUNOFF
• Become a HIPSTER RUNOFF 'darling' like last year's Snacks the Cat Girl

AUTHENTIC GRAND PRIZE

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN THIS CONTEST?

THE GRAND PRIZE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DINNER + GET REAL WITH CARLES AT THE MOST AUTHENTIC RESTAURANT CHAIN IN AMERICA: CHILI’S.

IF THERE IS NO CHILI’S AVAILABLE IN YOUR CITY/STATE/WORLD, WE WILL FIND A SUBSTITUTE RESTAURANT BUT IT WON’T BE AS GREAT. (TGIFriday's, Cheddar's, Golden Corral, Red Robin, regional steakhouse chain, burrito chain, dessert at a relevant ice creamery etc.)

YOU CAN BRING 1-3 FRIENDS & CARLES WILL BRING 0-10 FRIENDS.

R u going to submit ur authentic costume?

What r u gonna be for halloween?
Can u win this contest?
Is a cute girl gonna win this contest in a slutty alt costume?
Is this 'contest' gonna be mad alt or a flop?
Are a bunch of lamestreamers going 2 enter this contest?
Is it still 'relevant' 2 be Snacks the Cat this Year?
Who will have the best costumes of 2k11?
R u going 2 win?

GO:

http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/halloween

CONGRATS 2 SNACKS THE CAT (RIDING THE SLUTWAVE 4 WINNING THE HIPSTER RUNOFF HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST
AMASSING AN AMAZING 520 POSITIVE VOTES.

WE REVIEWED OUR SERVER LOGS TO AUTHENTICATE IP ADDRESSES AND VOTER SCAMS. AFTER TONS OF 'CONTROVERSY' DUE TO 'UNCHILL BROS' 'CHEATING' AND 'HACKING THE SYSTEM', OUR AUDITORS DECIDED 2 UTILIZE THE 'UP VOTES' 2 DETERMINE WHO WON.

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

#1. SNACKS THE CAT GIRL (riding the slutwave)

CRUSHED IT

#2. ALT JERRY SEINFELD BRO

KILLED IT

#3. GUMBI AND SOME OTHER THING

DID UR BEST

#4. WAVVES

RODE CHILLWAVES

#5. shoegaze & shitgaze

SHOULDA BEEN RAPE GAZE AND U WOULDA WON

#6. KFC Bro

LET'S MEET UP 4 SOME ORIGINAL RECIPE

#7. Tao Lin + Urkel Hybrid

SORRY BRO

#8. Killer Doll

U DID UR BEST

#9. Slutty wolf bro

* SLUTTY WOLF BRO WAS ORIGINAL WINNER OF CONTEST VIA UP+DOWN TOTAL SUM VOTING SYSTEM. HE/SHE WILL RECEIVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS/PRIZE PRIVILEGES.

#10. B1-RACIAL THE KN1FE /// via AZN OLOF 2k10

U DID IT

VIEW THE REMAINDER OF THE RESULTS
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/topcostumes

WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR WITH EVEN MORE AUTHENTIC PRIZES AND MORE COMPLEX/SIMPLE VOTING ALGORITHMS.
THNX 2 EVERY1 WHO PARTICIPATED.
START THINKING ABT UR COSTUMES 4 NEXT YEAR IF U RLLY WANT 2 WIN.

What do u think of the winner?

Is the SNACKS THE CAT GIRL the next HRO 'it girl'?
How did Snacks the Cat girl win?
R u glad the Halloween bullshit is ovr?
Is Carles + his blog + his competitive democratic process = 'full of shit'?
Is it more pointless 2 vote in a 'real election' or in a 'Halloween election' designed as a 'traffic gimmick' 4 an alternative website?
Should Snacks the Cat girl actually get to meet Snacks the Cat?

R u in <3 with Snacks the Cat Girl?
What's next for Snacks the Cat Girl's indie career? Can she 'defend her title' nxt year?
Did Snacks the Cat Girl 'save' 2k10 from being the worst buzz year in history of the indiesphere?

After over 250 submissions, and 'tons of hits', the HIPSTER RUNOFF HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST will come 2 an end 2morrow nite. 1 more nite 2 vote. A lot of the costumes 'effing sucked', but it was still chill because they gave the site a couple of hits.

Who had relevant indie costumes?

CARLESES' CHOICE

Kinda Vibing hard 2 Snacks the Cat Girl [VOTE]

Standard #TeamAnCo bros vibing out [VOTE]

The XX: yall seem chill. [VOTE]

Would u rather be intimate with 'real Bethany' or 'fake Bethany'? [VOTE]

U really have to 'give this broad mad props' for the commercial realism/dedication to the entire gimmick. Hope she didn't get her cat high [via second hand] [VOTE]

Maybe fake WAVVES will date fake Besty Coastyy [VOTE]

Just a couple of Neon Indians yall [VOTE]

Snacks the Cat girl seems pretty 'it' / 'now' [VOTE]

Not sure if I vibe 2 this Alice Glass [VOTE]

But I kinda want to start a new band with this Alice that appeals 2 CC fans. Might change her name to 'Andrea Glass' or something [VOTE]

'What's the deal with effing hipsters/buzzbands/blogs?' -the alt Jerry Seinfeld [VOTE]

Looks like it is a lil Carles girl [VOTE]

Some other Carles girl... wish she actually had that tattooed 2 her skin [link]

Sorta just wish I had a 'Snacks the Cat Girl' [VOTE]

Do yall still hope #Project_Girl 'gets wells soons' or is she just 'faking it' 2 get votes? [VOTE]

Must be some sort of metaphor 4 Panda Bear dying in 2k10 [Vote]

This bro says he is 'Neon Indian.' She says she is 'witch house.' Not sure if I buy in. [VOTE]

these ppl claim to be 'shoe gaze' and 'shit gaze' [VOTE]

Wonder if fake Dov Charney can save Am Appy. Maybe they can hire him as an intern [VOTE]

Are unchill azn costumes as unchill as the original unchill azn bro? [VOTE]

Can't stop thinking abt Snacks the Cat girl [VOTE]

Sometimes I wonder if hipsters are just 'zombies' that follow trends bc they are dead inside [VOTE]

Just wanna drink some Four Loko and vibe out on my Macbook [VOTE]

READ MORE>>>>

GO: http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/halloween

BREAKING EXXXCLUSIVE HALLOWEEN CONTEST
SEARCHING 4 THE MOST AUTHENTIC HALLOWEEN COSTUME ON THE INTERNET
A COSTUME THAT IS CAPTURED IN .JPG AT A RELEVANT PARTIE
AND LASTS 4EVER ON THE INTERNET
FOR THE ENTIRE BLOGOSPHERE 2 ENJOY/VIRAL/SHARE/MEME/TWEET

Let's make Halloween Last 4evr...

RULES / PROCESS

1. U can submit your entry here http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/node/add/halloween.
2. U can only vote once per hour. We have our technical team working on this feature.
3. U can vote for as many contestants are you want.
4. Your costume must be authentic.
5. Your pictures must be highly bloggable.
6. You may not purchase takeover advertising on Pitchfork.com to promote your campaign.
7. There will be no ties. There must be a winner.
8. Voting will close at midnight next Saturday (11-6-2010).
9. The winner will be announced on Sunday (11-7-2010).
10. There will be prizes for the Top 10 contestants.
11. It should be ur own picture/urself/nothing that gets this blog sued for $1million blog dollars. By submitting a picture u 'acknowledge' that it is ur 'property' or something like that.

PRIZES

ENTRY LEVEL PRIZE

Each of the Top 10 contestants will have their picture and narrative featured on Alt Report during the week after the contest ends. Carles will also be willing to write you a recommendation letter to the graduate school of ur choice. He is also willing to write a letter to ur parents 'explaining u' as a person/human.

CHILL PRIZES

The Top 5 Costume designers/bros/QTs will receive the opportunity to negotiate for the following gimmick of their choice:

• a chance to 'guest post' on HIPSTER RUNOFF
• a chance to curate the Alt Report for a day
• a 30 minute phone call with Carles
• the chance to deliver a 5 minute pitch to Carles about a small business opportunity
• an 'exclusive' first run edition of the next I AM CARLES tshirt / merch gimmick
• Employment Opportunities with HIPSTER RUNOFF
• a gift card to a franchise restaurant of a nominal value
• take over @hipsterrunoff on twitter for a day
• A chance to be worked into the logo/header image of HIPSTER RUNOFF

AUTHENTIC GRAND PRIZE

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN THIS CONTEST?

THE GRAND PRIZE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DINNER + GET REAL WITH CARLES AT THE MOST AUTHENTIC RESTAURANT CHAIN IN AMERICA: CHILI’S.

IF THERE IS NO CHILI’S AVAILABLE IN YOUR CITY/STATE/WORLD, WE WILL FIND A SUBSTITUTE RESTAURANT BUT IT WON’T BE AS GREAT.

YOU CAN BRING 1-3 FRIENDS & CARLES WILL BRING 0-10 FRIENDS.

R u going to submit ur authentic costume?

What r u gonna be for halloween?
Can u win this contest?
Is a cute girl gonna win this contest in a slutty alt costume?
Is this 'contest' gonna be mad alt or a flop?
Are a bunch of lamestreamers going 2 enter this contest?

GO:

http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/halloween

s000 tired of Halloween. It's like I've been blggng abt it 4 the past blog-decade. Just wanted 2 find authentic costumes.

not even sure if i'll dress up nxt year. this year took a lot out of me. Not evn sure who I am n e m0re. sux. kinda let down. nite didn't go as I had planned/envision. h8 it when things fall thru.

HIPSTER RUNOFF's BEST ALTERNATIVE COSTUMES of 2008.

PRESENTED BY CARLES OF THE HIPSTER RANOFFS

The Justices

Girl With a 3rd Nipple on her back

FGGT Indian from the Village People

S0 FUCKING DISC0 BR0

AltWayne and AltGarth

HeartsRevolution PaintedMask Ninja Turtle

JokerAltMainstreamer Pack

////KEEP READING///
////FOR MORE GREAT////
////HALLOWEEN KOSTUMES!////

Should I be an ice cream head? Might be an ice cream sandwich to represent racial unity.

Should I be 'Spooky' Justice

Should I be 'the whistling song' about Young Folks? (this is a boy+girl costume if ur in an altCouple)

I guess I should trade in my WII/Super Nintendo/Sega Saturn/GameBoy for an XBOXZune360 thingy. Hopefully it comes preloaded with my favourite bloghaus bands.

"I'd give any thing 2 go back in time to when the world was simultaneously meaningfully listening 2 'Young Folks.' Things back then made a lot of sense. It was alright 2 just be urself."
-some1 who frowns down upon the Electro Era

Here's Hipster Runoff's last commentary on the 2007 AA Halloween Costume contest.
These are the WORST costumes. [View all costumes here]

All of these costumes managed to make you think less about American Apparel, instead highlighting different levels of creepiness, d-bagness, and public identity crises.

8. This "Skunk" looks more like she is halfway between her ANIMORPH.

7. There were a lot of versions of Ziggy Stardust, but this one was definitely the worst, because it looks some one's last breath of life in a snuff film.

6. This trio went as "The Chas Tenenbaums." However, they didn't realize that they actually went as the cast of mediocre comedy show HUMAN GIANT.

5. Pulling off the '70s porn director' costume is more difficult than this guy thinks. This guy ended up looking more like Jeffrey Dahmer in an American Apparel hoodie.

4. 'SEXY JAILBIRD' turned out more like ORANGE ANDY DICK

3. It's a lot harder to be a D-Bag on Halloween, but OLYMPIC MUFF DIVER is a great way to transcend D-baggery

2. The girl on the right says: "I have a very confused costume. I'm Richie Tenenbaum from the Royal Tenenbaums plus Kanye West plus Mr. T with the chains shirt but over all a roller girl which I got from the site. I'm wearing a burnt orange nylon wind breaker, red, white and blue knee- high tube socks and a blue headband which are from American Apparel. I love this costume!!"

I think the appropriate title for her costume is "Kanye West's self-concept (on roller skates)."

1. "Crazy Sexy Clown" AKA Inappropriate John Wayne Gacy costume.

Don't get John Wayne Gacy humor? Here's who wikipedia says he is:

John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 - May 10, 1994) also known as The Killer Clown, was an American serial killer. He was convicted and later executed for the rape and murder of 33 boys and young men between 1972 and his arrest in 1978, 29 of whom he buried in a crawl space under the floor of his house, while others were found in nearby rivers. He became notorious as the "Killer Clown" because of the many block parties he threw for his friends and neighbors, entertaining children in a clown suit and makeup, under the name of "Pogo the Clown." He was also in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest sentence imposed on a mass murderer; he was given 21 consecutive life sentences and 12 death sentences. 

If you don't want to read about him, check out this Sufjan Stevens song posted below. It's probably one of the most educational songs I've heard in recent years, telling the life story of John Wayne Gacy, and one of Sufjan's most approachable besides "Chicago."

[MP3]
Sufjan Stevens John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

American Apparel Costume Contest
http://store.americanapparel.net/halloweencontest.html

The American Apparel Halloween Costume Contest continues to add more photos to their vault.
http://store.americanapparel.net/halloweenview.html?e=210

As I look at more pictures of people in AA, I have finally realized that I don't care what 'regular people' look like in American Apparel. I only want to see the hotties.

I prefer these tights on males, personally.

You know, like guys who dress like this, except they are being serious.

Peter Pan is considering starting an online petition against people like this.

This costume of THE KNIFE is one of our faves.

Well-executed team concept that makes me want to see a Robin Hood remake in all AA.

Eddie Munster looks more like the ultra-creepy wallflower type who sends your GF creepy text messages.

The contest really should have been all about this type of picture.

This costume "American Apparel employees" by kids who are infatuated with their local AA staff.

I want to hang out with "Killer Whale." A concept like that could only come from a design school graduate student.

This costume "Pile Of Leaves" looks more like a 'we're a young couple getting married' photo that is sent out to all of their relatives with Wedding Shower invites.

We luv dorm life! We ordered these online since our college town doesn't have an AA! (Free Shipping on orders of $50 or more)

AA changed our lives'.

Mainstream girl secretly using Halloween to dress as a hipster.

"Hey. I'm taking a picture of myself for the American Apparel costume contest. Do you think I'll win?"

Commenter BEEF BURRITO SAYS: "Ummm, basically what they wear every weekend?"

BORING (There's a lot of them like this.)

Tenenbaum costumes are sooo 2001. It's actually cool NOT to like Wes Anderson films any more.

This D-bag looks like the type who usually wears his headband and sunglasses with a graphic t-shirt. (Yes, either the Express kind of with a complex pattern that involves a dragon or a bird, or a shirt that references a saying/fake brand from a popular television series)

They could have looked so sexy if they weren't so happy.

http://store.americanapparel.net/halloweenview.html?e=210

Don't forget to cast your votes in the American Apparel Halloween Costume Contest.
It will probably be a more rewarding experience than the upcoming Presidential Election.
http://store.americanapparel.net/halloweencontest.html

Here's some Hipster Runoff commentary on the submitted photos.

Fratties ironically submitting their THREES COMPANY idea to the contest. The joke us on them/us. Do you think it's too soon for John Ritter jokes?

Do you think this kid listened to Beirut while in the womb?

Are this DUDE's jeans tight enough? Get him some slim slacks.

I heard the Dov Charney + Girl In flesh coloured unitard are this year's HOT ironically self-aware costume.

Is she really a mermaid? Or just a person pictured at LastNightsParty.com in a Miami bathroom?

Dirk Diggler could have used a tube sock in his pants.

Sid And Nancy AKA an old couple who just walked by you in a burrito restaurant.

Dracula? Or a member of the Klaxons?

Great bloggable content by American Apparel. God Bless Vertical Integration.

You can vote, and some one will win. I think American Apparel should probably go ahead and buy HIPorNOT.com. I'd go to their site about 2.7x per day, especially if the people were in their regular clothes/regular costumes.

http://store.americanapparel.net/halloweencontest.html